SOLUTION: please help me solve the equation, the amount of sales tax charged is proportional to the value of the item bought. If the tax on a $110.00 item is $8.50, what is the tax on a $150

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Question 175325: please help me solve the equation, the amount of sales tax charged is proportional to the value of the item bought. If the tax on a $110.00 item is $8.50, what is the tax on a $150.00 item?
Found 2 solutions by Mathtut, actuary:
Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is a direct proportion problem
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this means when one variable increases then so does the other and vice versa
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you will notice that the value increased from 110 to 150 so the tax has to increase too
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cross multiply
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8.5(150)=(110)x
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110x=1275
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dollars in tax
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Answer by actuary(112)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The proportion relating the tax to the value of the item bought.
8.50/110=tax/150
(8.5*150)/110 = tax
Solce for tax
tax = 11.59
I hope that this helps
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